So, Death picked up a stone from the riverbank and gave it to the second brother, and told him that the stone would have the power to bring back the dead.įinally, Death turned to the third brother.
Then the second brother, who was an arrogant man, decided that he wanted to humiliate Death still further, and asked for the power to recall others from Death. So, Death had crossed to an Elder Tree on the banks of the river, fashioned a wand from a branch that had hung there, and gave it to the oldest brother. A wand worthy of a wizard who had conquered Death. A wand that must always win battles for its owner. So, the oldest brother, who was a combative man, asked for a wand more powerful than any in existence. He pretended to congratulate the three brothers upon their magic, and said that each had earned a prize for being clever enough to evade him. He was angry that he had been cheated out of three new victims, for travelers usually drowned in the river. They were halfway across it, when they found their path blocked by a hooded figure, and it was Death. However, these brothers were learned in the magical arts, and so they simply waved their wands, and made a bridge appear across the treacherous water. In time, the brothers reached a river, too deep to wade through, and too dangerous to swim across. There were once three brothers who were travelling along a lonely, winding road at twilight. By J.K Rowling from The Tales Of Beedle the Bard
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